SPECT: the Latin root meaning “look at”
SPECT comes from Latin and means “look at”. You can see it in aspect, inspect and inspection. WordPith uses it in 12 words.
- Meaning
- look at
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Words built from SPECT
aspect
One side of a situation; or how something looks
inspect
To look at closely
inspection
A careful examination
introspective
Given to examining your own thoughts
prospect
What lies ahead, seen from here
retrospect
A look back at what has happened
spectator
One who watches
circumspect
Looking around before acting
circumspection
Caution that comes from weighing every risk first
introspection
Looking inward at your own experience
retrospection
Looking back over what happened
retrospective
Looking backward at what already happened
Quick check
1. Which word means: Looking inward at your own experience?
It's introspection: INTRO + SPECT + ION.
2. Which word means: One who watches?
It's spectator: SPECT + ATOR.
3. Which word means: To look at closely?
It's inspect: IN + SPECT.
Roots that pair with SPECT
- -ION act, result
- RETRO- backward
- IN- not, without; or in, into
- INTRO- inward
- -IVE tending to
- CIRCUM- around
- PRO- before
- -ATOR one who
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